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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Kensington 1906
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health 1906
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| The District. | Number of Cases notified. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902. | 1903 | 1904. | 1905. | 1906. | Total in five years. | ||
| The BoRough | 247 | 221 | 208 | 218 | 252 | 1141 | |
| Sub-Districts— | |||||||
| Kensington Town | 288 | 206 | 190 | 210 | 284 | 1078 | |
| Brompton | 9 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 18 | 68 | |
| Pabliamentaby Divisions— | |||||||
| North Kensington | 218 | 182 | 169 | 197 | 216 | 982 | |
| South Kensington | 29 | 89 | 84 | 21 | 86 | 159 | |
| Wards— | |||||||
| South K. North K. | St. Charles | 25 | 19 | 25 | 85 | 80 | 134 |
| Golborne | 47 | 46 | 87 | 57 | 52 | 239 | |
| Norland | 117 | 100 | 95 | 89 | 102 | 503 | |
| Pembridge | 29 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 82 | 106 | |
| Holland... | 12 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 60 | |
| Earl's Court | 5 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 25 | |
| Queen's Gate | 4 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 29 | |
| Redcliffe | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 25 | |
| Brompton | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | |
Voluntary Notification of Consumption in Kensington in the five years, 1902-6.
| The Year | AGE AT NOTIFICATION. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-5. | 5-10. | 10-20. | 20 40. | 40-60 | 60 and upwards. | Total. | |
| 1902 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 117 | 109 | 10 | 247 |
| 1903 | — | 1 | 8 | 81 | 111 | 20 | 221 |
| 1904 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 72 | 96 | 19 | 203 |
| 1905 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 96 | 77 | 32 | 218 |
| 1906 | — | 1 | 11 | 104 | 106 | 80 | 252 |
| Totals | 5 | 9 | 47 | 470 | 499 | 111 | 1141 |
Deaths after notification of Consumption, and otherwise, in the five years, 1902-6.
| The District. | 1902. | 1908. | 1904. | 1905. | 1906. | Total in five years. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Borough | 226 | 219 | 285 | 199 | 914 | 1098 | ||
| Sub-Distbicts— | ||||||||
| Kensington Town | 176 | 197 | 208 | 166 | 186 | 938 | ||
| Brompton | 50 | 22 | 27 | 38 | 28 | 160 | ||
| Parliamentary Divisions— | ||||||||
| North Kensington | 160 | 151 | 164 | 139 | 154 | 768 | ||
| South Kensington | 66 | 68 | 71 | 60 | 60 | 825 | ||
| Wats— | ||||||||
| South K. North K. j | St. Charles | 19 | 26 | 88 | 82 | 84 | 149 | |
| Golborne | 58 | 41 | 42 | 87 | 48 | 221 | ||
| Norland | 66 | 66 | 62 | 54 | 52 | 300 | ||
| Pembridge | 22 | 18 | 22 | 16 | 20 | 98 | ||
| Holland | 12 | 27 | 28 | 21 | 21 | 109 | ||
| Earl's Court | 14 | 5 | 19 | 10 | 18 | 61 | ||
| Queen's Gate | 12 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 44 | ||
| Redcliffe | 18 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 65 | ||
| Brompton | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 46 | ||